'Begin Chess' contains many ideas which the author has developed over many years of teaching chess. It delves right to the heart of every problem that confronts the beginner, and explains each difficulty with relentless clarity. It is simple enough to be understood by children.
David Pritchard was involved in the world of chess for over sixty years.He took part in ten British Championship finals between 1959 and 1978. The author of numerous chess and games books, David was also President of the Chess Variants Society.
Richard James played tournament chess at county level, has been teaching chess to school children for over thirty years and runs the interactive website ChessKIDS Academy. He received the British (now English) Chess Federation President's Award in 1996.